Burgess Cove, Rocky Cape
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Rocky Cape, and at latitude 40.8626 (S), longitude 145.5101 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Boags bioregion.

Species recorded from this locality

The list below shows the species, listed in taxonomic order, for which there are records from this locality in the database underlying these web-pages. Doubtful records have been excluded. Sources are as follows: SJG - Simon Grove records; TMAG - Tasmanian Museum accesssions; QVMAG - Queen Victoria Museum accessions; MHR - Margaret Richmond records; TMNA - Tasmanian Marine Naturalists Association records; OTHER - other sources.

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (SJG)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG, TMAG)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (SJG, TMAG)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (SJG)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

Humphreyia strangei (Strange’s watering-pot) (SJG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (SJG)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (SJG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (SJG)

Merisca margaritina (pearly tellin) (SJG)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (SJG)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (SJG)

Irus carditoides (cardita-like boring-venus) (SJG)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG)

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (SJG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (SJG)

Phasianella australis (painted-lady pheasant-shell) (SJG)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (SJG)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) (SJG)

Haliotis scalaris emmae (Emma’s abalone) (SJG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (SJG)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (SJG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus plebejus (people’s top-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, TMAG)

Nerita atramentosa (western black nerite) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Pyxipoma weldii (Weld’s worm-shell) (SJG)

Tenagodus australis (southern worm-shell) (SJG)

Maoricolpus roseus (New Zealand screw-shell) (SJG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (SJG)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (SJG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (SJG)

Eulima augur (large urchin-snail) (SJG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, TMAG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (SJG)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG)

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (SJG)

Sassia bassi (Bassian rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia eburnea (pink-tipped rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG, TMAG)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (SJG)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Proterato lachryma (teardrop false-cowrie) (SJG)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, TMAG)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (SJG)

Mitrella austrina (southern dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella leucostoma (white-mouthed dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG, TMAG)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (SJG)

Cancellaria granosa (grainy nutmeg-shell) (SJG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, TMAG)

Guraleus mitralis (mitre-like false-turrid) (SJG)

Marita compta (margin-like false-turrid) (SJG)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (SJG)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (SJG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (SJG)

Haustrum vinosum (purple-mouthed rock-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (SJG)

Favartia brazieri (Brazier’s murex) (SJG)

Agnewia tritoniformis (triton-like rock-shell) (SJG)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (SJG)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

Turbonilla mariae (Maria’s pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG, TMAG)




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Information and disclaimer: The web-pages on this web-site are generated from an underlying database. These can be cited as Grove, S.J. (2011). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site and database respectively. Whilst great care is taken to accurately identify specimens featured on this web-site and to allocate all records to the most appropriate taxonomic names available, no guarantee is offered that all identifications are accurate, nor that the taxa to which they have been allocated are currently valid. Commentaries on habitat, distribution and biology are also subject to change as new information comes to light. If you have any enquiries, or any comments that will help improve the content or appearance of these pages, then please follow the links from 'contact' on the left-hand panel.

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